Car-roof construction



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'June 23, 1925. 1,543,327

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To all whom it may] concern:

Be it-known that LIIRA- EVERETT, a citizen of the United States; and a resident of Sayre; in the county "of Bradford anfddState of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Car Roof Gonstrnctions, of which the following is a specification.

'My present invention relates to improvemerits in car" framing construction; and more particnlarly tl1e"c0nstrnctiO. O f end framingifor looxcarsL V i i i' The principalohjects of my present, in-

' ventio'n' are to provide improvedmeans for Y prove,

bracing the roof and" end of a car; the'provision of improved means for preventing Shifting of the roof; the" provision of iniproved means for preventing longitudinal of the roof hoards; theprovision of improved means .forpreventing longitudinalshifting of the ridge pole and purlins; the proision' of improved means for connecting the end posts to the, end-plate; the provision of a improved form of end plate; provisionlofimproved ine'ans'f'or sup porting ridgdpole, I'p'u rlins and roof boards; the provisionof improved means for connecting" the end post's-to the roofof the car; the provision Oran, improved form of diagonal v brace arran'ged internally and horiziontallv of thecari"'the'provision of improved means for" connecting the end and diagonal end' braces to the end sill the provision of andmproved' shoe adapted to receive the ends of an end post a dia gonal brace; and generally toim- 'mplify and cheapen the construction of car'ends and framing therefor. This a plication is a division ofSlerial No. 196,- filed October 16,1917; In attaining these and other objects and adv ntages to. b e e na t se o h," I have provided a construction, one embodiment "of which is illnstrated in the accompanying d i s h q Fignre 1 is an end. view of a car constructed inacc'o'rda-nce with my present in- YQ E P Q H Figure is a vertical longitudinalsection ont'he 'line 2-2 of Fi ure 1;: Flgure 3is a plan view of the car end-with the roofing plates removed; I L

Figure 4 is a front view of one of the shoes for the end posts'and end braces; and, Figure 5 is a plan view of the same.

The car framing illustrated'i'n the drawings comprises end posts 10', corner pjos'ts'll end sill 12, end plate 13, side pl'ates l l and" sheathing 17 i a The end plate 13 is formed of-metal,'preterably steel, and is provided with an inwardv lydirected lower flange 14: and an outwardly directed npper flangeis. Thisnpper-flang'e 155jis of the same slope as thefroor and acts a support for "roof boards 16 'Whic'hare bolted to this flange. I I

"The lower flainge l is secured to'th'e end posts 10 by means of brackets 18. Above the flange 14 is arranged a wooden end plate 19, which not onl appqrts the she thing 17 on itsinner vertical face, but also" carries the ridge poleQO and the pnrlins'2l on'i'ts upper edge. One of the principal advantagesfof this const'r'uction'is' that it prevents shifting of the roofhy reason of the fact thatft he roof'boardsare bolted to the upper flange er the end plate which prevents longitudinal displacement ofthe'r oof boards and also by reason of the fact that ends of the ridge pole and pnrlins; rest against the inner "face of the end plate which prevents longitudinal movement of-the ridge pole or pnrlins."

'Another advantage of the form of construction is that the metallic end plate: 13 protects the wooden end plate 19 from the weather, and the outwardly projecting upper flange 15,i'n conjunction with theroof boards, form eaves which t end"to"pr0t ec.t the end ofthecar from rain andsnow'. The lower flange 14 provides snita'blemeans for indirectly connecting the wooden end plate 19"to themetallic end posts 10; 3

The use of two end plates,fboth of; the same slope as the roof, nable both the ridge ole 20 and pnrlin's 21, as well as thereof boards"16,,' to be adequately supported,

braces 24- These tie members are secured to the side plates 14 by brackets 25 bolted to the inner face of the side plates. The members 24 are connected to the end plates by a bracket 26, which is clamped to both end plates by means of bolts 27, which also serve to hold the wooden end plate 19 in position relative to the metallic end plate 13.

These brackets protect the car end from shocks and blows from the inside'against the car and due to movement of the load Within the car.

It will be observed that all longitudinal outward strains are carried by the external ly arranged metallic end plate and end posts.

Inorder to prevent the sides of the car bulging intermediate the end plate and end sill, a tie rod is provided, which is arranged in an internal rabbet or groove 41 in the end sheathing of the car.

The car is further strengthened by means of diagonal braces 28, extending between the end posts 10 and the corner posts 11. The end posts 10 and the braces 28 are of angular, preferably of Z-shaped, cross section with one flange bolted to the sheathing 17 at 29. The corresponding flanges of adjacent end posts and braces are arranged to extend in opposite directions from the webs of these parts in order to simplify the construction of the shoe or bracket 30 by which the end posts and braces are connected to the end sill 12.

This shoe 30 comprises a base portion adapted to be bolted to the upper surface of the end sill and an upwardly projecting portion 31 adapted to be secured to the ends of the end posts and end braces. Against the central part 32 of this projection bear the inner flanges of both end post and brace, while the web of these parts bear against the forwardly extending parts 33 and 34 of this projection. The outer flange of the end post bears against the part 35 of the projection 31.

Apertures 37 are provided for the bolts or rivets which secure the ends of the end post and brace to the projection 31.

From inspection of Figure 5 it will be seen that by arranging corresponding flanges at the'end post and brace to turn in opposite directions, only one projection of general U-shape form is required, instead of two projections both of Z-shaped cross-section.

The ends of the braces and end posts bear against the inner faces of the projection 31,.

so that outward strains and shocks are transmitted to the shoe independently of the bolts or rivets which connect these parts.

The upper ends of the braces 28 are connected to the lower flange 14 of the end plate 13 by triangular brackets 38.

Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A car framing construction comprising, in combination, an external metallic end plate, an internal wooden end plate, two side plates and diagonal tie members con necting both end plates to said side plates.

2. A car framing construction comprising an external metallic end plate, and, an internal wooden end plate secured together, a side plate, a bracket secured to both end plates, and a diagonal brace connecting said bracket to said side plate.

3. A car framing construction comprising, in combination, a metallic end plate, a wooden end plate attached to the inner face thereof, and longitudinal roof members supported by said wooden end plate.

4. A car framing construction comprising, in combination, side plates, awooden end plate, a metallic end plate externally arranged with respect to the wooden endplate, a bracket secured to the inner vertical face of said wooden end plate and tie member's between said bracket and said side plates.

5. A car framing construction comprising. in combination, side plates, an end plate and diagonal tie members between said side plates and said end plate, the points of attachment of said tie members to said end plate being located adjacent to the center lines of said plate in the vertical and horizontal planes. 7

6. A car end framing construction'comprising, in combination, a ridge pole and purlins, and a metallic end frame, against which the contacting ends of said ridge pole and purlins abut and thereby preventing shifting of the roof.

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7. A car end framing construction comprising, in combination, a ridge pole and purlins, and a metallic end plate against which the contacting ends of said ridge pole and purlins abut and therebv preventing shifting of the roof. i

8. A car end framing construction comprising, in combination, carlines, purlins, and roof boards anda metallic end plate rigidly connected to said roofboards, said carlines, purlins and roof boards abutting I prising, in combination, a metallic end plate,

a wooden end plate attached thereto, longitudinal roof members supported by said wooden end plate and contacting at their ends with said metallic end plate and roof boards rigidly connected to said metallic end plate, whereby shifting of the roof is prevented.

11. A car framing construction comprising, in combination, an external metallic end 1 plate, and an internal wooden end plate, secured together, two side plates, and diagonal tie members connecting both end plates to said side plates.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 15 signed my name.

IRA EVERETT. 

